Free eats: restaurants offer Tax Day grub
Some restaurant chains are tapping into Tax Day angst to lure customers. Dallas-based Chili’s Grill & Bar is offering a free appetizer or dessert with the purchase of an adult entree, Monday...
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In case you missed it, our sister blog has a list of Tax Day freebies and cheap eats, so you can hang on to some of that tax refund. … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleBrinker profit rises as traffic picks up
Third-quarter profit at Brinker International Inc. gained 12 percent as the Dallas-based restaurant company saw continued sales momentum at both of its wholly-owned chains. Profit in the quarter that...
View ArticleChili’s parent loses board member to Outback
Dallas-based Brinker International, parent of Chili’s Grill & Bar, is in the market for a new board member. David Deno, who joined the Brinker board in April 2011, has resigned following his...
View ArticleBrinker gets business ethics award
Brinker International Inc., parent of Chili’s Grill & Bar, was given the 2012 Greater Dallas Business Ethics Award, by the Greater Dallas Business Ethics Association. The annual award honors a...
View Article(Sort of) free fone with eats
Dallas-based Chili’s is offering customers a chance to pick up a new Android smart phone with a $25 order at chilistogo.com. You have to sign up for a 2-year data plan with Sprint, T-Mobile or...
View ArticleChili’s cuts bus boy jobs, saves $25 million with ‘team service’
Brinker International is saving $25 million in labor costs at its flagship Chili’s Grill & Bar chain by switching to a staffing method that cuts the need for bus boys. Guy Constant, Brinker’s...
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Original Chili’s restaurant location on Greenville Avenue bites the dust
Demolition of the original Chili’s underway on Wednesday. Update 1:05 p.m.: A spokesperson for the retailer confirms that the corner is being cleared for a new … [visit site to read more]
View ArticleChili’s upgrades kitchens, tests pizza
A major kitchen upgrade is allowing the Dallas-based Chili’s chain to test offering pizza, executives with the parent company said Wednesday. Brinker International expects the new “kitchen of the...
View ArticleChili’s parent names new CEO
Doug Brooks, who has been chief executive of the parent of Chili’s since 2004, will step down next month, the company said Thursday, but he will hang onto his chairman’s title for a year. Dallas-based...
View ArticleBrinker loses two execs
Brinker International said Thursday that two key executives have resigned, including one who is heading to another restaurant company. Effective immediately, Valerie Davisson, executive vice president...
View ArticleLower costs, share count, help boost Brinker profits
Lower costs helped the parent of Chili’s post a 4 percent gain in second-quarter profit, the Dallas-based restaurant company said early Tuesday. Profit at Brinker International for the period that...
View ArticleBrinker adds movie theater exec to board
Brinker International, the parent of Chili’s Grill & Bar, said Tuesday it has added Gerardo “Gerry” Lopez to its board of directors. Lopez, 53, currently serves as chief executive, president and...
View ArticleChili’s earns praise for fixing ‘broken burger’ for autistic child
A Chili’s in Utah is getting lots of positive press after workers there moved quickly to calm a young girl with autism who was upset about her burger. UPI.com has the details. A photo of the girl,...
View ArticleLower costs help boost profit for Chili’s parent
Third quarter profit at the parent of Chili’s gained nearly 16 percent, the company said early Tuesday, as lower costs helped offset a dip in the number of customer visits. For the quarter that ended...
View ArticleProfit slips slightly for Chili’s parent as customer visits slow
Update 10:50 a.m.: On a call with analysts, executives with Brinker International hinted that the company plans to upgrade the technology used in the dining room and update its Tex-Mex offerings....
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Early Chili’s employee Mike Nahkunst recalled for hard work, love of industry
Chili’s founder Larry Lavine, recalled Mike Nahkunst as an employee who, literally, worked his way from the ground up in the then-neophyte restaurant company. Nahkunst, one of the first few employees...
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